cross-billn.¹

Forms: Also cross bill.

Etymology: cross adj. 6, cross- comb. form 1c(d).

Law.

a. A bill filed in Chancery by a defendant against the plaintiff or other co-defendants in the same suit.

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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > complaint in respect of civil claim > written application to court > other bills or petitions

petition of right1467

cross-bill1637

bill of privilege1763

bill of suspension1810

bill of peace1848

1637 Briefe Relation Starre-Chamber 4 That their honours will be pleased to accept of a crosse Bill against the Prelates.

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 232 Who putting in a new cross-bill, May traverse th' Action.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 448 If he [the defendant] has any relief to pray against the plaintiff, he must do it by an original bill of his own, which is called a cross bill.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 466 A counter-claim is like a cross-bill under the former practice in equity, which fell with the original bill.

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b. A bill of exchange given in consideration of another bill (Wharton).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	cross-bill
释义	cross-billn.¹ Forms: Also cross bill. Etymology: cross adj. 6, cross- comb. form 1c(d). Law. a. A bill filed in Chancery by a defendant against the plaintiff or other co-defendants in the same suit. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > complaint in respect of civil claim > written application to court > other bills or petitions petition of right1467 cross-bill1637 bill of privilege1763 bill of suspension1810 bill of peace1848 1637 Briefe Relation Starre-Chamber 4 That their honours will be pleased to accept of a crosse Bill against the Prelates. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 232 Who putting in a new cross-bill, May traverse th' Action. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 448 If he [the defendant] has any relief to pray against the plaintiff, he must do it by an original bill of his own, which is called a cross bill. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 466 A counter-claim is like a cross-bill under the former practice in equity, which fell with the original bill. Categories » b. A bill of exchange given in consideration of another bill (Wharton). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹1637
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